Membership: Join a Global Alliance Advancing Mental Health
WCCBT is comprised of leading regional associations of CBT representing Asia (ABCTA), Australasia (AACBT and AnzaCBT), Europe (EABCT), North America (ABCT and CACBT), South America, Central America, and the Caribbean (ALAMOC) and IACBT, a legacy member.
WCCBT members are committed to the development, implementation, and promotion of evidence-based cognitive and behavioural therapies. Member organizations support the mission of the WCCBT and collaborate on global initiatives, gain visibility through WCCBT platforms, and help shape the future of CBT worldwide. Together, we advocate for global access to mental health care and support the growth of science-driven, community-focused solutions.
Member Benefits
Members Associations have the following benefits:
- Reduced fees for their full members at the WCCBT congress
- The ability to place information on the WCCBT website and in the newsletter, subject to adopted guidelines.
- The ability to hold national or regional conferences with the sponsorship and consultation from the WCCBT.
- The ability to vote on all matters related to WCCBT.
- The ability to have representatives on the Board of Directors
Member Organizations:
- Subscribe to the goals of WCCBT as stated in the Mission Statement.
- Represent all forms of behavioural, cognitive, and cognitive-behavioural therapists, students and trainees that educate, advocate on behalf of, promote, and disseminate behavioural and cognitive therapies, broadly conceived.
- Are not-for-profit organizations
- Have existed as a legal organization for at least one year.
Affiliate Memberships
Affiliate membership is available to not-for- profit organizations that represent specific forms of behavioral, cognitive, and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy within a specific country or geographical region of the globe, in terms of theoretical background, clientele, types of professionals accepted as members and activities.
All affiliate member organizations must subscribe to WCCBT goals as stated in the Mission Statement, have a minimum of 25 members or employees, pay the annual dues assessed to it by the WCCBT by March 31 of each calendar year, and must have existed as an organization for at least one year.
Affiliate Members have reduced fees for their members at the WCCBT congress, are able to place information on the website and in the newsletter (subject to adopted guidelines), and are able to hold national or regional conferences, with the sponsorship of the WCCBT.
